stiffener

I particularly like shirts with long, pointed, soft collars without stiffeners, like men wore in the 1930s.

Over time, these museums have all acquired, or been given, a vast amount of objects — from hat stiffeners and uniforms to bayonets and artillery.

He clearly believes they can deliver a title-challenging car and in a month marked by attempts to be abstemious, Verstappen’s signature is just the stiffener Red Bull and their engine supplier Honda required.

These days you don’t need to, as lots of shirts have collar stiffeners in them.

"I met him on the stairs. He told me it was a fine restorative and stiffener, and it would provide us with a night we should never forget."